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worl...<a href="http://www.google.jo/url?q=https://www.worldtechnologyupdates.com%2F" rel="nofollow">worldtechnologyupdates</a><br /><a href="http://images.google.com.kh/url?q=https://www.worldtechnologyupdates.com%2F" rel="nofollow">worldtechnologyupdates</a><br /><a href="http://maps.google.com.kh/url?q=https://www.worldtechnologyupdates.com%2F" rel="nofollow">worldtechnologyupdates</a><br /><a href="aniknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-86631709381200158142009-07-14T16:50:22.304-04:002009-07-14T16:50:22.304-04:00With Oscar now opening the Best Picture category f...With Oscar now opening the Best Picture category from 5 to 10, let's hope tripe like SM, Benji Button and the like have to go up against The Dark Nights going forward. But really, who cares - it's the Oscars.simonsays2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16264103125630335405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-88457147534452199652009-03-01T09:36:00.000-05:002009-03-01T09:36:00.000-05:00So, just a week to go, and already I'm having disc...So, just a week to go, and already I'm having discussions about why Rorschach rocks and is the coolest.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178910224548079394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-26926585042521928442009-02-26T19:29:00.000-05:002009-02-26T19:29:00.000-05:00But I hear the Jonas Brothers 3-D spectacular has ...But I hear the Jonas Brothers 3-D spectacular has truly <I>ravishing</I> mise-en-scene!Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-82669169518871922572009-02-26T17:50:00.000-05:002009-02-26T17:50:00.000-05:00Just an FYI, no theatricals this week. They litera...Just an FYI, no theatricals this week. They literally did not screen anything in our applicable markets.Bill Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011398543859221282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-12667900384997269172009-02-26T13:36:00.000-05:002009-02-26T13:36:00.000-05:00Well, I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire last night...Well, I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire last night. Thumbs down for me. I'm like two-thirds maybe three-quarters into the charges of paternalism and racism, but not enough so to put the film in the same company as Mamma Mia, Hounddog, Superhero Movie, or probably An American Carol (which I could only endure four minutes of before having to turn it off. Maybe some other time). <BR/><BR/>My main, Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-89154452623000776522009-02-26T08:15:00.000-05:002009-02-26T08:15:00.000-05:00Anyone bothered by the funny parallels in the chil...Anyone bothered by the funny parallels in the child actors from the Mumbai slum who've been given a home by the Indian government and the film itself? <BR/>Instead of oh, I don't know, paying the children a decent wage for their work instead some "benevolent" force just gives them reward for free thereby giving everyone an excuse to ignore the shocking poverty, deprivation and devastation for theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-15594344040362812022009-02-26T07:05:00.000-05:002009-02-26T07:05:00.000-05:00This is most likely completely irrelevant and anno...This is most likely completely irrelevant and annoying, but after Danny Boyle won Best Director at the Oscars, I couldn't help but wonder: Hey, wait a minute, didn't he co-direct Slumdog with Loveleen Tandan? I'm a little confused why her name's hardly been mentionned -- Hell, hasn't been mentionned -- at all in any popular criticism.<BR/><BR/>- David H.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-72988951014753097402009-02-25T09:01:00.000-05:002009-02-25T09:01:00.000-05:00I don't think Aja thought through the ending of Hi...I don't think Aja thought through the ending of High Tension enough to realize its implications. It's basically the same twist every bad amateur horror movie has. Even I worked on a short film at one point with that twist. He probably thought lesbians are awesome, buzzsaws are awesome, so fuck, why not combine the two? I rather liked both High Tension and The Hills Have Eyes, the latter of which Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-48023564784435265202009-02-25T01:48:00.000-05:002009-02-25T01:48:00.000-05:00Shit, man, I'm the guy who defends Eli Roth. I'm n...Shit, man, I'm the guy who defends Eli Roth. I'm not gonna be the one to deny horror movies their right to a hard "R" or beyond. I'd just like those images to carry a little more weight than a momentary punch to the balls. Tarantino's got the impossible sadness of <I>Death Proof</I>; Argento's got the question of culpability in <I>Deep Red</I>; and yeah, even Roth's got his capitalist Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-3152127363575807942009-02-25T01:02:00.000-05:002009-02-25T01:02:00.000-05:00I like the Hills remake, but then again I sort of ...<I>I like the Hills remake, but then again I sort of like everything.<BR/><BR/>Except Marathon Man. I watched that over the weekend for the first time and, man, is that movie some serious bullshit.</I><BR/><BR/>Funny man!Alex Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13028946403342782184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-6690460967831764412009-02-24T18:41:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:41:00.000-05:00I like the Hills remake, but then again I sort of ...I like the <I>Hills</I> remake, but then again I sort of like everything.<BR/><BR/>Except <I>Marathon Man</I>. I watched that over the weekend for the first time and, man, is that movie some serious bullshit.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08399465920468380826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-65603552876799607762009-02-24T18:37:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:37:00.000-05:00I seem to remember once, O'John, of being accused ...I seem to remember once, O'John, of being accused of being jealous of handsome actors because I said something about - who was it - Paul Walker? Part 2 of this discussion about R2R's dada broadside is the idea that here people come out of the woodwork to defend stuff like <I>Love Guru, Seven Pounds,</I> and, yeah, <I>Mirrors</I> and the <I>Hills</I> remake. I mean, seriously?Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-15410940560124447102009-02-24T18:36:00.000-05:002009-02-24T18:36:00.000-05:00No - that's where you're wrong. You completely wi...No - that's where you're wrong. You completely win this argument.Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-76064882106032477392009-02-24T09:23:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:23:00.000-05:00Walter,I never said anything about being a culture...Walter,<BR/><BR/>I never said anything about being a culture's torch bearer. I just wanted to point to this irony:<BR/><BR/>"...two of our favourite pastimes: winning the lottery and cultural obliviousness."<BR/>...<BR/>"Bollywood produced over 800 movies last year"<BR/><BR/>- from the actual review.<BR/><BR/>It's a matter of factual accuracy than political correctness. First the East Asians wereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-5361039719162254522009-02-24T08:08:00.000-05:002009-02-24T08:08:00.000-05:00I had to go read all of Ian's Mirrors piece, becau...I had to go read all of Ian's Mirrors piece, because I was trying to find some extended section that suggested jealousy. The internet is a tricky creature, and people can't be expected to copy and paste relevant information all the time. Unless the premise is that any negative comment constitutes possible jealousy, please define, with examples, which of Ian's sentences specifically suggest O'JohnLandishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15560571840235787129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-82326947969475755552009-02-24T02:42:00.000-05:002009-02-24T02:42:00.000-05:00I'm sorry, I meant to post this here, because I'm ...I'm sorry, I meant to post this here, because I'm stupid and can't figure out what's new and old in this blog (new at TOP, remember!).<BR/><BR/>----copy/paste----<BR/><BR/>This has nothing to do with the Oscars (couldn't be less interested). Just a comment on Ian Pugh's review of Mirrors:<BR/><BR/>"You have to hand it to Alexandre Aja: although he applies his marginal talent to different ends Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-84383340616593936052009-02-24T01:39:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:39:00.000-05:00Thanks for the clarification.Here's some of my own...Thanks for the clarification.<BR/><BR/>Here's some of my own. I'm not heavily into the politics of correctness. I think that driving points willfully is pretty much what I do, for good and for bad. It's not so much that <I>Slumdog</I> is offensive to me culturally as it is just generally offensive. It's bad art. It's the kind of bad art, more specifically, that people get off on. I've had aWalter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-24485152354216413632009-02-24T01:13:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:13:00.000-05:00Your review of Slumdog Millionaire was mostly in p...Your review of Slumdog Millionaire was mostly in place. I don't have any significant disagreements, so I'm not going to mention any. However, you could have been a little more careful with the usage of the term Bollywood (even worse, the claim that it makes 800 movies a year).<BR/><BR/>Bollywood, as you should have known, is a product of the Indian tabloids of the 90s. (That it has gathered Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-47098108780560569632009-02-23T23:47:00.000-05:002009-02-23T23:47:00.000-05:00What Ebert 1992 would have said about Slumdog Mill...What Ebert 1992 would have said about <I>Slumdog Millionaire</I>:<BR/><BR/>"I will not regale you with the details by which Bobby's maiden flight takes place. I was so appalled, watching this kid hurtling down the hill in his pathetic contraption, that I didn't know which ending would be worse. If he fell to his death, that would be unthinkable, but if he soared up to the moon, it would be Walter_Chawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14314737706201691225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-90960281508018042532009-02-23T19:34:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:34:00.000-05:00Oh God, they're here. Nothing is safe anymore. Fir...Oh God, they're here. Nothing is safe anymore. First I am forced to read and review Twilight, and now this.<BR/><BR/>Waterloo – couldn't escape if you wanted toPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08178910224548079394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-43177725658228717842009-02-23T19:33:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:33:00.000-05:00Anonymous: You've kind of turned me on.Anonymous: You've kind of turned me on.Jefferson Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05356665406917571985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-55591142963054132712009-02-23T18:53:00.000-05:002009-02-23T18:53:00.000-05:00In the UK for the past 10 years or so a vast major...In the UK for the past 10 years or so a vast majority of girls aged 16-20 experienced constant ABBA (and Grease and Bee Gees) retro worship, at clubs throughout the land the hits of the group were pumped into the ears of drunk hormonal teenage girls getting their first flushes of sex and the binge drinking culture that is so prevalent over here. So since ABBA is kind of ingrained in the psyche ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9668842.post-45109550874121027952009-02-23T18:17:00.000-05:002009-02-23T18:17:00.000-05:00I see that Mamma Mia got panned on this blog, but ...I see that Mamma Mia got panned on this blog, but it took on a "so bad it's good" quality here in the UK -- and people went to see just how hilariously terrible Pierce Brosnan was, etc. Plus, together with Sex & The City, a lot of women seemed to really enjoy going to see it and singing along in big groups from work. The ticket sales in the UK weren't really an indication ofDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05821524840819117719noreply@blogger.com